Advancing Public Policies for People with Mental Illness, Chemical Dependency or Developmental Disabilities
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The SAMHSA Recovery Month Toolkit is Here!
Get a jumpstart on your September 2014 event planning with the newly launched Recovery Month Toolkit. This year's toolkit, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Recovery Month, highlights the theme "Join the Voices for Recovery: Speak Up, Reach Out."
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2 New Resources on Children's Behavioral Health Care in Medicaid:
Medicaid Behavioral Health Care Use among Children in Foster Care and Examining Children's Behavioral Health Service Utilization and Expenditures in Medicaid here.
SAMHSA: Crisis Response Systems
Tuesday, July 1,
2:00-3:30pm
Innovative State and Local Crisis Response Systems
Tuesday July 15, 2:00-3:30pm
Innovative State and Local Crisis Response Systems
CLMHD Data Dashboard:Extracting CPS Reports Dialogue
June 20th 12-12:30 here DSRIP Evaluation Design Webinar June 23rd 11-12 here
How Evolving Technologies Can Enhance Outcomes In Your Addiction & Recovery Support Programs June 24 @ 2PM here
SAMHSA Webinar: Continuing Medical Education
Transitioning to DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM
July 8th 3-4:40 here
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JUNE: Fiscal Officers Workgroup June 24th 9:00-10:00 GTM Call in JULY: Children & Families Comm. July 8th 11:30-1:00 GTM Call in Officers and Chairs Conference Call July 9th 8:00-9:00 Call in Mental Hygiene Planning July 10th 11:00-2:00/41 State Street CLMHD/OMH/DOH
Health Home Call July 17th 11:00-12:00 TBD Dev. Disabilites Comm July 21st 11:00-12:00 GTM Call in CLMHD Directors' Meeting July 22nd 10:30-Noon GTM Call in Executive Committee 12:30-2:00 GTM Call in Fiscal Officers Workgroup July 29th 9:00-10:00 GTM Call in Contact CLMHD for all call in information, 518.462.9422
SAVE THE DATE:
CLMHD Fall Full Membership
Meeting/September 22-23, 2014
Lake Placid Crowne PlazaCLMHD Members: Register Here
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No CLMHD Newsletter Next Week: June 26, 2014
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State Legislature & Governor Reach Deal on More Laws to Fight Heroin Problem: Insurance Coverage Improved
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders today announced an agreement has been reached on a series of bills to help address the growing heroin and opioid epidemic, as well as prescription drug abuse, in New York State.
The NYS Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction was created to examine the rise in use of heroin and other opioids in New York State and develop recommendations for treating and preventing addiction. This legislative package follows the findings of the Task Force's public hearings.
The legislation includes new programs and insurance forms to improve treatment options for individuals suffering from heroin and opioid addiction; measures to strengthen penalties and put in place additional tools for law enforcement to crack down on the distribution of illegal drugs; provisions to ensure the proper and safe use of naloxone; and support for enhanced public awareness campaigns to prevent drug abuse. Among the major initiatives are: Requiring insurance companies to expedite any appeals of coverage and allow the policy holder to continue to receive treatment while the insurance claim is appealed. Requiring insurers to cover the appropriate level of treatment for patients suffering from substance use disorders, making it easier to get inpatient treatment. Creating a new crime, "fraud and deceit related to controlled substances," to crack down on doctor shopping for opioids and illegal prescription drugs. Providing that young people alleged to be suffering from a substance use disorder can be assessed as part of Person In Need of Supervision (PINS) services. Increasing the penalties for the criminal sale of a controlled substance by a pharmacist or practitioner by making the crime a Class C felony. Developing more public awareness programs to teach about the dangers of heroin abuse.
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Key privacy rule (42 CFR Part 2) could fall to accountable care push
 History may look back on last week as an inflection point for privacy and technology in the healthcare industry.
That's because what happened makes it possible that a bulwark federal privacy rule will become a casualty of the push to accountable care, patient-centered medical homes and other population-health oriented care plans.
If the considered rule change happens, proponents of these care plans could have broader access to the medical records of patients of drug and alcohol abuse programs without those patients' consent. That will help healthcare providers afford those patients better coordinated, higher quality and more cost efficient care, these proponents say. Read more.
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 The latest look at the U.S. health care system compared to other rich countries shows - yet again - that the United States comes in dead last. Americans spend far more per person on medical care, yet are less healthy than people in 10 other countries. The system is less fair than systems in other rich countries and it's far less efficient, ranking last of 11 nations, the Commonwealth Fund report reads. The nonprofit Commonwealth Fund has been publishing its report - based on data from the World Health Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and its own research - for a decade. Read more.
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A third of the kids in foster care diagnosed with ADHD have been treated with off-label antipsychotic drugs. That's too many children getting medicine we know too little about.
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A recent study reported in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology reveals that one third of children in foster care diagnosed with ADHD have been treated off-label with an atypical antipsychotic medication. As a parent, would you consent to your child being prescribed an atypical antipsychotic medication? I submit that the label alone should raise alarm.
Read more.
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CMS initiative helps people make the most of their new health coverage
"From Coverage to Care" outreach to engage doctors and new patients
CMS has launched a national initiative "From Coverage to Care" (C2C), which is designed to help answer questions that people may have about their new health coverage, to help them make the most of their new benefits, including taking full advantage of primary care and preventive services. It also seeks to give health care providers the tools they need to promote patient engagement. More information here.
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 State awards $14 million in affordable housing grants to New York communities
The awards assist in the costs of home improvements, the rehabilitation of existing housing, and the new construction of homes for first-time homebuyers, and are provided through the Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC). AHC, which is part of New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), supports homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income families by providing grants to municipalities and not-for-profit organizations.
The awards also leverage additional public resources to maximize the community development opportunities. Some of the other subsidies include funds from the following programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, RESTORE (Residential Emergency Services to Offer Repairs to the Elderly), local HOME funds, Urban Initiative funds, and Weatherization funds.
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